Brokerages Set Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) Target Price at $71.38

Shift4 Payments, Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) has earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-three brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have given a hold recommendation and eleven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $71.3810.

A number of research firms recently issued reports on FOUR. Freedom Capital downgraded shares of Shift4 Payments from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of Shift4 Payments from $81.00 to $56.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Capital One Financial set a $50.00 target price on shares of Shift4 Payments in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Shift4 Payments from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Seaport Research Partners downgraded shares of Shift4 Payments from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th.

Insider Transactions at Shift4 Payments

In related news, major shareholder Jared Isaacman bought 193,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $40.66 per share, for a total transaction of $7,847,380.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider owned 1,787,455 shares in the company, valued at $72,677,920.30. This trade represents a 12.10% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders have purchased 774,257 shares of company stock valued at $33,609,188 in the last ninety days. 25.15% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shift4 Payments

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Shift4 Payments by 25.9% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 860 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 177 shares during the period. Marex Group plc lifted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 6.0% during the fourth quarter. Marex Group plc now owns 3,487 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,000 after purchasing an additional 196 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 5.6% during the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,049 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 100.0% during the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 434 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Glenmede Investment Management LP lifted its position in shares of Shift4 Payments by 5.1% during the third quarter. Glenmede Investment Management LP now owns 4,565 shares of the company’s stock worth $353,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. 98.87% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Shift4 Payments Price Performance

Shift4 Payments stock opened at $43.28 on Wednesday. Shift4 Payments has a 1 year low of $39.61 and a 1 year high of $108.50. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $44.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $56.26. The company has a market cap of $3.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.52, a PEG ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.55, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.22.

Shift4 Payments (NYSE:FOUR) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.99 by ($0.02). Shift4 Payments had a net margin of 2.63% and a return on equity of 33.55%. The company had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.09 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.07 earnings per share. Shift4 Payments’s revenue for the quarter was up 49.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Shift4 Payments has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.500-5.700 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Shift4 Payments will post 4.65 earnings per share for the current year.

About Shift4 Payments

Shift4 Payments is a U.S.-based provider of integrated payment processing and technology solutions, serving merchants across the hospitality, retail, e-commerce, gaming and lodging industries. The company’s platform enables businesses to accept in-store, online and mobile payments through a combination of point-of-sale hardware, payment gateway services and back-office software. By centralizing transaction processing and reporting, Shift4 aims to simplify payments, enhance security and streamline operations for its merchant customers.

The company’s core offerings include encrypted point-of-sale terminals, cloud-based payment gateways, and developer-friendly APIs for online and mobile checkouts.